captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- >> good evening. thank you for joining us. tonight, there are mounting worries in chile after that amazing earthquake. there will be some new challenges for that country reeling from the devastation. the chaos in chile, the death toll rose to more than 700. buildings are maturing. -- buildings are teetering. it is said to be outside than

inside, this woman said, because the house could collapse at any time durin. looting has forced the police to use water cannons. there have been more than 90 serious aftershocks. >> i did not know what to do. >> some of them never end. that is what really has as nervous. >> as crews look for trapped survivors, they are trying to assess what the victims need most. >> we are looking at the items that the president raised in the speech, search and rescue communications, communication capabilities. >> a wave that was 30 feet high destroyed my house, this man says. it was a deadly blow adding to

the destruction. about 18,000 americans live in the country. the u.s. ambassador says that they appear to be safe, although he has not heard much from the hardest-hit area. president obama continues his white house-to main stree 2-mai- his white house-to-main street program. while the focus is the economy, you can expect president obama to bring up the health care, too. after t summit, all eyes are -- all eyes are on capitol hill. reconciliation requires a simple majority of 51 votes. >> it is called a simple majority. that is what we are asking the senate to act upon.

>> there are areas to agree on. but to go to the 51 votes instead of the traditional 60 in the united states senate will have cataclysmic effects. >> the president wants a deal by mid-march. turning now to what we can expect from the president is our reporter politico. there were some good points made about the summit. some of verbal promise was made. but it really amount to anything? >> we did not see any real substantive progress. i think this was an opportunity for the president to try to say, hey, i am looking at republicans. i do -- he doesn't want to be accused of not having any dialogue with of them.

>> on friday, the press secretary said that the president will announce his way for and it could come as early as wednesday or thursday. he could try to direct to this in some sort of measure. do we know what he's going to say? >> we do not. whether that is something that is more substantive or what the legislation will actually look like or bifidus about process, it is not clear. >> republicans are saying that we do not want to move forward on this just yet and reconciliation continues to be thrown out there as an option. is that something democrats truly want. some have to be scared of that process because of midterm elections. do they have the votes? it seems easy enough, but there may be some votes that are lost.

>> depending on what it says, i am not sure that reconciliation, that the process is going to stand in the wake for democratic candidates. however, reconciliation has its own circuit of logistical issues. it is a difficult process to use for social legislation. the question may not be issued to use reconciliation but rather can use reconciliation to do what the democrats want to get done? >> you have people who fear a backlash from voters. >> usually, if you want something to be popular, after it passes, you have bipartisanship. if you pass this through reconciliation, you will have only the democrats. the bipartisan side will be the republicans' [unintelligible]

>> it should be an exciting week, then. >> may be several weeks. >> we appreciate your insight tonight. thank you very much. execs are being called back to capitol hill. the senate commerce, the sides and transportation committees, toyota is chief executive was on the hill last week. lawmakers grilled the carmaker. a funeral is planned for tomorrow for the sea world trainer killed by a whale last week in a private memorial. it will be held in chicago. she was dragged into the water during a performance at the up -- at the orlando park. the trainers will might get into the water with killer whales untiseaworld completes a review. a hearing is rescheduled for friday for a woman who is accused of kidnapping a pregnant

woman and trying to cut the baby from her womb. she was held captive for four days. adams managed to escape and delivered a healthy baby girl. it is the day marriage supporters have been waiting for. they will tell you whether it same-sex marriage becomes legal in dc >> we are looking at things they could make you sick in your house. what we found and where we found them could surprise you. >> there is wintry weather o

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>> here is a look ahead at what is coming up this week. same-sex couples will soon be able to head to the altar in washington, d.c. the d.c. council passed along in december. but it does not go into effect . congress has had 30 days to review it. -- but it does not go into effect until congress has had 30 days to review it. the price of metrarail will

climb by 10 cents. the day passed jumps from $3 to $3.20. are you ready for a little spring cleaning? the great american cleanup kicks off tomorrow. it is the nation's largest community improvement program. the program runs from tomorrow through may 31. last year, volunteers donated more than 5 million hours to improve thousands of communities. the capitals are back in action this week. they start wednesday in buffalo then comes home to take on the tampa bay lightning on thursday and the new york rangers on saturday th. still ahead, a metro fare hike takes effect. how much will your next trip

cost? the threat of more wintry weather is in our seven-day forecast. that is

>> welcome back. a state of catastrophe continues in chile. it is nearly two days since it

happened. looters force their way into stores and took what they could. it costs and little more to ride metro for now. train and bus fares went up by 10 cents. fares for senior citizens and those with disabilities went up by 5 cents. metro is not ruling out any additional fare hikes. prince george's county schools are facing deep cuts. the board has loaded to cut deeply at of its budget. they will eliminate 800 jobs, have larger class sizes, and have furloughs for employees. the county lost millions in educational funding. they're not ruling out more cuts. steve is back with a look at the weather. you have made some many people happy just by mentioning the 50's.

>> spring is just around the corner. >> to bring on the warm weather. >> spring could be possible sooner rather than later. looking outside, it is 34 degrees after a high of 41 degrees. it is 36 degrees in alexandria appeared look at the wind chill factor which is 31 degrees. it is definitely a cold my head. 47 degrees was the high temperature at reagan international -- reagan national. we have one final look for the snow totals for february -- nearly 50 inches of snow at bwi marshall. i do not think we will see something like this for some

time. we have temperatures in the 30's sundown the east coast, with the exception of reagan national. -- in the 30's up and down the east coast, with the exception of reagan national. it looks like there is a chance for some rain. there is no significant accumulation expected this time around. now our skies are mostly-to- partly cloudy. temperatures are falling to about 30 degrees. there will be standard clouds and temperatures in the 30's in the morning. by the afternoon, the will be lots of sunshine with 45 degrees to 50 degrees. the wind chill factor will make

it feel a bit cooler. this will take us through the entire work week. we will look for clubs to increase on tuesday with a wintery -- we will look for clouds to increase on tuesday with a wintry mix that night. there will be a gradual warming up for the end of the work week. by saturday and sunday, it will be in the upper-40's, around 50 degrees. we pray that we will see warmer temperatures very soon. >> we just have to get through tuesday and wednesday. >> that is just a bump in the road. >> what you do not know dreams are amazing things.

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>> we have a look at, and items in your home that could be hazardous to your health. -- we have a look at your home and items that could be hazardous to your health. jennifer folsom plays pretty close attention to her kids' health and envonment. her twins have food allergies and all three have asthma. >> we are cheating deh everyday. there are only so many things you can worry about.

>> a senior researcher says that there is a lot more lurking in your home to worry about. >> we know that a lot of the tampa goals in anybody's house and the report date products -- a lot of the chemicals in anybody's house and a the products that we buy are hazardous. first of all, since your house was built in the 1950's, you may have lead paint underneath your paint. >> this looks like a teflon surface. this is a surface that, when it is heated, it will break down and release toxic acid into the air. >> another big concern is a chemical called bta. >> a lot of theseater bottles will lead to a chemical into the water that act like estrogen in the body. >> in her pantry, we find

cleaning materials. >> if you do not need it, if you do not use it, use soap and water when you can. >> it was the bathroom that surprised her. >> it says to keep out of the reach of children under the age of 6 because it has fluoride which is toxic. >> and your hand soap? >> make sure that you're not getting an anti-microbial hand soap. >> usually, when the boys are getting ready, they are not supervised. should the change? >> she suggested not to leave and to provide -- not to leave unsupervised children under the age of 6. >> most of the products you are

featuring, the exposure in those products are well below what the government recommends. >> there was more that the environmental working group found. we have the full walkthrough online. >> that is great

>> the countdown to the oscars is under way. it will be next sunday at the kodak theatre in hollywood. alec baldwin will host. you can watch the oscars next sunday beginning at 8:00 p.m. right here on nbc -- on abc7. that will be the big night. >> yes. >> it will not be a bad day tomorrow. the temperatures will hover just around 30 degrees in the early morning hours. the highs will be near 50 degrees. we will have wintry weather late tuesday into wednesday.